Biography
Dr. Alan Letton serves as the Director for the Center for Economic & Community Development in Black Appalachia and Isolated Communities at Marshall University, where he also serves as a Visiting Scholar, teaching in the College of Business graduate Programs. Previously Dr. Letton served as the CEO and Chief Science Officer for MET, the company that developed the recovery technology utilized by Under Armor. He has served as the President and Chief Technical Officer and a member of the Board for Rubberlite Inc, a West Virginia-based company. Additionally, Dr. Letton served as the Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies at North Carolina A&T and as the Chief Science Officer and Senior Vice President of Research and Engineering for Sealy, Inc. In this role Dr. Letton was responsible for research, engineering, safety, quality, latex technologies, intellectual property, innovation and new technologies. Prior to joining Sealy, Alan was Executive Vice President for Polymerix Corporation, a biotech company that specialized in developing drug delivery systems and other combination devices. Dr. Letton has held several positions in the academic and industrial communities; Sandia National Laboratories, Dow Chemical (Research Leader), Texas A & M University (Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Chemistry), Tuskegee University (Dean for the College of Engineering & Architecture), Allied Signal (Director of the Polymer Skills Center) and Avon Products (Director of Physical Sciences). Alan has served on several boards, has founded several not-for-profit organizations serving as their executive officer, and has over 100 articles, patents and book contributions. Dr. Letton currently serves as a consultant in areas of patent litigation, technology management, executive leadership, DEi and strategic planning.